KUTHEATERANDFILMSTUDENTSRECEIVEHONORS

This year's Kilty Kane, the highest honor given by University Theatre, is being shared by two graduating Kansas University seniors.

Outstanding students in Kansas University's theater and film programs were recognized May 11 at the annual Screen and Stage Supper sponsored by University Theatre and the KU department of theater and film.

The awards banquet included a tribute to Charles "Buddy" Rogers, the Academy Award-winning actor who attended KU, who died April 21 at the age of 94.

Graduating seniors Tony Fuemmeler, Armstrong, Mo., and Silas Hoover, Topeka, were recipients of the Kilty Kane, the highest honor given by University Theatre. Named for British actor Jerome Kilty, who performed in the opening production when Murphy Hall was opened in 1957, the award recognizes the person or persons leaving the KU theater program who have contributed the most to the program. Fuemmeler also received the Glen Bickle Award for technical theater contributions.

Mark Amin, a 1972 KU graduate now living in Los Angeles, and Holmes Osborne, a 1970 graduate now based in the Kansas City area, received Alumni Honor Citations. Amin is the founder and chairman of Trimark Holdings Inc., the parent company of Trimark Pictures, Trimark Television and Trimark Interactive. Osborne is a professional actor who recently had roles in the films "The Mod Squad" and "Affliction" and the ABC-TV series "The Practice" and "Dharma and Greg."

James Still, a 1982 KU theater alumnus now living in Venice, Calif., and the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology received Awards of Merit for their continued support of the KU programs. Still is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose latest project, the film "The Velocity of Gary," is scheduled for release this year. The film stars Salma Hayek and Vincent D'Onofrio. The USITT has for many years provided support to University Theatre to pay for visiting artists and the KU theater technology program.